Boba Fett may have been a cool character in the novels, comics, video games, and other properties that made up the Star Wars Expanded Universe (now known as Star Wars Legends). But in the original Star Wars trilogy? The guy sucks. Sure, Fett has a nice design, a jet pack, and a sleek helmet, and those things can go a long way. But he doesn’t really do much in the movies themselves, and his infamous end in the sarlacc pit is one of the most undignified ways to go out for anyone in the entire Star Wars saga.

As it turns out, actor Mark Hamill had a wild idea that could have made the character considerably more interesting: Hamill wanted Boba Fett as Luke Skywalker’s mother. Read his explanation below.

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Gun-toting bounty hunter Boba Fett appeared in films like The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, where he worked for Jabba the Hutt and famously encased Han Solo in carbonite. But if Mark Hamill had his way, fans would be talking about Fett as much more than just a guy with a cool costume who did some neat stuff in some books that aren’t in canon anymore. Hamill says he pitched the idea to George Lucas about Boba Fett as Luke...